Welcome to the Best Whole Food Nutrition Blog! It is our hope to build a community of people that are realizing the health benefits of fresh organic live whole food nutrition. Most people know they should eat more fruits and vegetables but who has the time to shop for fresh produce, prepare it and eat it. And not to mention the time to clean up and store it. Many articles will examine the ingredients, nutrition supplements and general ways to live and stay healthy.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Eating your fruits and vegetables is a great recommendation for a healthy diet for good reason. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can help you ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent some types of cancer and guard against cataract and macular degeneration, two common causes of vision loss.

How much do we really need? If you don't count potatoes - which should be considered a starch rather than a vegetable - the average American gets a total of just three servings of fruits and vegetables a day if that much. The latest dietary guidelines call for five to thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables a day, depending on one's caloric intake. For a person who needs 2,000 calories a day to maintain weight and health, this translates into nine servings, or 4½ cups per day.

Over the past 30 years or so, researchers have developed a solid base of science to back up what generations of mothers preached. Eating required amounts of fruits and vegetables for your nutritional needs will benefit your health as every no profit organization in the world will tell you.

If this is not possible due to your busy lifestyle, there is a new InstaFresh Juice called "The Feast" that is a convenient way to get your daily requirements of fruits and vegetables.